The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-14

2 might do. Before | reached the front
view OF the bar he had retraced his stems
ana by the same route he entered the hotei
ne passed out of it. He was then evidently
Sogluatlng whether or not, the letters being
ms own, he should keep them What might
nay! nave peen his conclusion then, the fact is
that he did keep them, and subsequently
under pressure read them himself from his
seat IN the House of Representatives.
j" hen Mulhgan found that Mr.. Blaine
intended to retain the letters he was
not with rage. The next afternoon he
met A. M. Gibson, who was then the
washington correspondent of the New York
Sun. l. "a IA
After reciting the fact that Blaine re-
fused to give them up, Mulligan minated
IhaC after all their contents in substance
would be known, as he had made a me-
moramdum of each. Let me see it, said
Gibson. Then he fumbled through each
pocket thrice repeated, and as the search
proved futile he shouted with disappoint-
ment:
by -, he's got the mimirandi."
SCORING MASSACHUSETTS.
Blaine while being a good friend is also a
wary enemy. He loves well and hates we'll
In his early ambition for the Presidency he
found antagonism in Massachusetts, among
class who imagined they could find the
perfect man for the Office. In the conven-
lions of 1876 and 1880, the dudish element in
politics represented Massachusetts as dele
gates. Quite a coterie opposed Blaine.
among them Senator Hoar and his brother.
Ebenezer lockwood, who was Grants At
torney- General at one period, and whom the
United States Senate did not find good
enough to confirm as an appOintee on the
bench of the United States Supreme Court.
Blaine made no open manifestation of his
disappointment, but bided his time. Il came
when he was member of the United States
Senate. The State OF Maine had presented
as its contribution to Statuary Hall a statue
in marble of Governor William King. The
exercises incident to its acceptance took
place in the Senate Chamber. 1t gave
Blaine the chance to review the history of
Massachusetts, and in such way that he
exposed the utter ignorance of the Bav
State Senators of the history of their own
commonwealth. 1t was a terrific assault
on the patriotism of the early history of the
State, and to this day it is grudgingly laid
up against him.
THE ELOQUENT JOHN YOUNG BROWN.
Away back in the days when there were
frequent tits in Congress, John Young
Brown represented, l think, the Mountain
District of Kentucky. He was the most
brilliant orator in the body. A young man
gress before he had acquired the required
constitutional age. He seldom spoke, but
his rising to address the body was notice of
itself that something more than common
place might be expected. There had been a
debate on some measure of reconstruction
in which Ben Butler had figured prominently.
Brown was man of strong sympathy with
his Southern people, and somewhat impul-
sive under excitement. He took the floor
to reply to Butler. quote from memory
in recalling the scene:
ms Speaker he said, "once there lived
man whose trade was murder, and who
made living by selling the dead bodies
of his victims. His name became so as
sociated with his crime that throughout the
civilized world to-day it is known as
BurkiDg. Were | to describe all that
is pusilanimous in war, forbidden in
peace
At this point Speaker Blaines gavel fell
with a sharp rap. docs the gentleman
from Kentucky contemplate a personal
allusiong'
II am putting a hypothetical case"
was the answer. Then continuing, Brown
said:
''Were to describe all that is puslllani-
nous in war forbidden in peace, inhuman in
thought indecent in morals, should call it
Butlerism."
This parallel of Ben Butler to Burke the
murderer naturally created an explosion,
Butler sat in his seat, his imperturbable face
and strabismic eye study. For the nonce
the members were dazed.
Then Hale, burly member from interior
New York, demanded that the words be
taken down. While they were being tran
scribed efforts were made to induce Brown
to recall or modify them. This he refused
When the Objectionable words were read
him his answer was:
II stand by the record"
At first flash it was thought he would be
expelled. The end was that he was ar
rafgned at the bar of the House for the
Speakers censure. On passing this judg
ment upon him Blaine, who liked him, let
him off easy with the declaration that the
proceedings of the House were of themselves
sufficient censure.
A SCENE WHICH DID NOT EvENTUATE.
When Robson was Secretary of the Navy
under Gen. Grant, W. c. Whitthorne, of
Tennessee, was Chairman of the Naval Com
mittee. After the Belknap exposure the
Naval Committee, under Whitthorne's lead,
made hot pursuit of Robesons administra-
ton of his office Indeed, the inquiry led to
the feelings of bitter hatred between the
Cabinet officer and the Tennessee member.
Subsequently Robson was elected to Con-
gress, being in the body to which Whit
fhorne had also been elected. Robson
was then in position to strike back. He
took the floor one day and charged that
Whitthorne, when pursuing him, had
begged favors, and went on to particularize
them. During their recital Whitthorne be
trayed undue excitement, and attempted re-
peated Interruptions A threatened scene,
however, was intercepted by a wise restraint
of temper.
The next day Robson was asked what he
would have done had Whitthorne made an
assault upon him in the House, as some
Thought he might II would have shot him
dead" was the answer, land L was prepared
to do it,"
OTHER "EcCENTRICITIEs" OF GENIUS.
A quite ludIcrous scene was brought about
bv a question of veracity between Gen. W.
A j. Sparks, once Commissioner of the
General Land Office and Hester Clymer,
who represented a Pennsylvania constit-
uency. The weather was quite warm and
both waxed wroth. Clymer had good
deal of the Quaker in him, though his con-
stituents were Germans. 1t was a war of
words and it so ended, but both at one
time had their coats off for rough-and-
tumble.
Conkling in the Senate was quite exasper-
ating. To Butler, of South Carolina, who
once interrupted him in a speech, he said;
~ have no time TO make answer to the
members vaporings." Even Mr.. Bayard an
swering a charge of a colleague, said:
atTIa tios IN, his throat. "